❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Housing regarding negotiations with the Commonwealth government for funding of remote Indigenous housing after the withdrawal of some Commonwealth funding. The Minister reports unsuccessful negotiations for additional funds beyond the existing commitment.
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HOUSING — REMOTE COMMUNITIES
164. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the withdrawal of commonwealth funding for remote
communities, and to the undertaking given by the ministerXXX ###XXXs
predecessor that ZZZ### ZZZwe will see if we can
negotiate more funds from the commonwealth''. Can the minister tell the
house how those negotiations are going?
164. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the withdrawal of commonwealth funding for remote
communities, and to the undertaking given by the ministerXXX ###XXXs
predecessor that ZZZ### ZZZwe will see if we can
negotiate more funds from the commonwealth''. Can the minister tell the
house how those negotiations are going?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question. There are actually two
parts to some funding from the commonwealth for Indigenous and remote communities.
One is a National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing program,
which is an ongoing commitment which still has another four years to run, I
think. Our discussions with the commonwealth have not been fruitful on the
latter part of it. The commonwealth has been fairly clear that there will not
be any negotiation and that the $90 million that was committed to Western
Australia to roll out the extension to that program is it. So, that is where we
sit with negotiations with the federal government.
parts to some funding from the commonwealth for Indigenous and remote communities.
One is a National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing program,
which is an ongoing commitment which still has another four years to run, I
think. Our discussions with the commonwealth have not been fruitful on the
latter part of it. The commonwealth has been fairly clear that there will not
be any negotiation and that the $90 million that was committed to Western
Australia to roll out the extension to that program is it. So, that is where we
sit with negotiations with the federal government.
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